Accurate as of 05/09/09. If you are unsure or need clarification on any of these policies, contact the universities directly.
| Medical School | Allow Resits? | Extenuating Circumstances Only? | Only if Applied There Previously? | Any Other Comments?
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| Aberdeen | Yes | Yes | | Documentation must be sent directly to Medical Admissions Office at time of UCAS application. It must support very exceptional personal difficulties at the time of first sitting the exams leading to an underachievement.
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| Barts | No | | | You may retake modules during the AS and A2 years but may not retake the year.
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| Birmingham | Yes | Yes | | Must have achieved less than the standard offer only by a small margin due to mitigating circumstances.
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| Brighton and Sussex | Yes | | | No penalty. Seen as commitment to medicine. Must declare grades received on first attempt on UCAS form.
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| Bristol | Yes | | | AS module grades are accepted, but candidates re-sitting their A2’s are unlikely to be invited for interview.
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| Cambridge | Yes | Yes | | Not advised
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| Cardiff | Yes | Yes | Yes | Extenuating circumstances must be fully documented and applicant should contact the admissions office before applying.
Biology A2 must be offered. AAAc must be achieved.
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| Dundee | No | | |
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| Durham | Yes | Yes | |
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| East Anglia | Yes | | | Would be expected to achieve AAAb after resits.
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| Edinburgh | Yes | Yes (very) | | Evidence must be verified prior to UCAS application
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| Glasgow | No | | |
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| Hull York | Yes | Yes | | A grades required in resat subjects
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| Imperial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Must have gained CCC at first sit and get AAA on resit. Extenuating circumstances must be in referee’s statement.
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| Keele | Yes | | | Must have gained BBB at first sit and get AAA on resit. Limited number of spaces for resit applicants.
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| Kings | Yes | Yes | | Extenuating circumstances must have contributed to an unexpected poor result at first sitting.
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| Leeds | Yes | Yes | | Typical offer AAA
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| Leicester | No | | | Occasionally will accept resit applicants if they held a conditional offer at Leicester before and have major extenuating circumstances. The resit offer is AAA.
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| Liverpool | Yes | | | A grade required in resat subjects (must resit any subject not at A), must meet GCSE criteria
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| Manchester | Yes | Yes | Yes | Proof of extenuating circumstances required, applicants who did not apply to Manchester before are not considered. Applicants should write to Manchester before completing the UCAS form.
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| Newcastle | Yes | Yes | | Must provide information on extenuating circumstances, with supporting evidence from GP or school.
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| Nottingham | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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| Oxford | Yes | | | Much lower chance of being offered a place
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| Peninsula | Yes | | | Must have achieved minimum of 300 UCAS points
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| Queen's Belfast | Yes | | Yes | Must have missed grades required by one grade. Examination components of all AS-level and A2 units must be retaken in the subject(s) being repeated.
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| Sheffield | Yes | | | "we will consider resit applicants." Must get AAA after resit.
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| Southampton | Yes | Yes, if retaking more than one A level/GCSE | | Applicants who have retaken one A level and/or one GCSE will be considered as if they had achieved the appropriate grade at the first sitting. Applicants retaking more than one Alevel or GCSE will be considered provided there were exceptional circumstances related to the first sitting.
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| St Andrews | Yes | Yes | | Extentuating circumstances must be fully documented.
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| St Georges | No | | |
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| UCL | No | | | Only occasionally are resit applicants considered who have previously held an offer of a place with us and were given specific permission to re-sit and apply again.
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